For more information please contact Nicole Wahlberg, Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Evergreen Aviation Museum, 503-434-4006 or email nicole.wahlberg@sprucegoose.org.

 

FOR RELEASE

June 13, 2007

 

Celebration of Fathers at the Evergreen Aviation Museum

and IMAX¨ Theater

 

A special celebration provides an opportunity for the entire family

 to learn about the world of aviation. 

 

            McMinnville, Ore. ­­­– The Evergreen Aviation Museum will host a series of special activities for families during the annual FatherÕs Day weekend celebration.  Aviation legends and featured speakers include fighter pilots, missile experts and veterans.

 

FatherÕs Day festivities will begin on Sat., Jun. 16 and will continue through Sun., Jun. 17.  Weekend activities include speaker presentations, IMAX movies, special cockpit viewings and museum tours, as well as an opportunity for children and parents to enjoy the new interactive exhibits and family activities.  B-17 Flying Fortress walk-thrus are available 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. all weekend for $3 a person or $10 per family.  FatherÕs will receive $1 off regular admission on Sun.

 

The Evergreen IMAX Theater will feature three movies throughout the weekend:  Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon, Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag and Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man.  More information regarding the prices and film times can be found on www.sprucegoose.org.

 

The featured dinner event will begin at 6 p.m. on Sat., Jun. 16.  The keynote speaker is Andy Poorman, lead F-15 pilot for the aerial shots used the in the featured IMAX film Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag.  Cost for the event is $30 for the general public, $25 for members, and $15 for children (ages 12 and under).  Cost includes dinner as well as the opportunity to hear a private presentation by Poorman and a private viewing of Fighter Pilot.  RSVP is required for the Saturday evening event; please call 503-434-4185. 

 

The Evergreen Aviation Museum is best known as the home of the worldÕs largest wooden airplane, the Spruce Goose, SR-71 Blackbird, the Titan II SLV Missile and the Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat.  In addition, there are more than 80 historic aircraft and exhibits on display, along with artwork, traveling displays, the Evergreen IMAX Theater, the Spruce Goose CafŽ and the newly remodeled Rotors, Wings & Things store.  The Evergreen Aviation MuseumÕs hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m, daily except when it is closed for Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New YearÕs Day and Easter. The Museum is located at 500 NE Captain Michael King Smith Way, across the highway from the McMinnville Airport and about three miles southeast of McMinnville, Ore., on Highway 18. Regular visitor admission is required. Call (503) 434-4180 for more information, and visit www.sprucegoose.org.

 

IMAX¨, IMAX¨ 3D, IMAX DMR¨, The IMAX Experience¨ and The IMAX 3D Experience¨ are trademarks of IMAX Corporation. More information on the Company can be found at www.imax.com. 

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FatherÕs Day Weekend Celebration

 

Saturday, June 16

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.                                      ChildrenÕs Interactivity Center open

 

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.                                      Famous Spruce Goose cargo deck open

 

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.                                      SR-71 cockpit viewing station open

 

10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.                                       B-17 Flying Fortress Walk-thrus

($3/person or $10/family)

 

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.                                   ChildrenÕs Activity – creating Foam Plate Gliders and Loop Gliders

 

10:30 a.m.                                                       Allen Prell presentation regarding the Museum

 

11:00 a.m.                                                       Roger Weeks presentation regarding the Wright Flyer

 

12:00 p.m.                                                       Ken Till and John Jackson presentation regarding the Titan Missile Program.

 

1:00 p.m.                                                         Greg Morley presentation regarding experiences in the Army

 

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.                                      ChildrenÕs Activity – creating Foam Plate Gliders and Loop Gliders

 

3:00 p.m.                                                         John Newhouse presentation regarding life as an F-4 pilot.

 

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.                                       ChildrenÕs Activity – creating Paper Rockets and Launch at 3:30 p.m.

 

6:00p.m.-9:00 p.m.                                          FatherÕs Day Dinner Event featuring the IMAX film Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag and a presentation by F-15 Pilot Andy Poorman, lead pilot for shots used in the film Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag,

Sunday, June 17

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.                                      ChildrenÕs Interactivity Center open

 

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.                                      Famous Spruce Goose cargo deck open

 

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.                                      SR-71 cockpit viewing station open

 

10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.                                       B-17 Flying Fortress Walk-thrus

($3/person or $10/family)

 

11:00 a.m.                                                       Stan Richardson presentation regarding the P-51

 

1:00 p.m.                                                         Stan Richardson presentation regarding the P-38

 

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.                                      ChildrenÕs Activity – creating Foam Plate Gliders and Loop Gliders

 

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.                                       ChildrenÕs Activity – creating Paper Rockets and Launch at 3:30 p.m.